The Hot Rails Single Entendre

The self defined “rock and rock” band The Hot Rails has a new album out called Single Entendre, and the title seems to speak to the same kind of straight forwardness that the band’s music portrays. With the kind of dirty hard rock that was prevalent in the 1970’s, The Hot Rails’ offering is all kinds of sexy and fun. It begins with a slow build up of the introductory song, “Genesis,” and exploding into nine sleazy tunes. Since all of the songs have a good throwback hard rock sound, they follow essentially the same idea throughout of the album to rock hard. But then there is “Dickson, TN”. This song is the only one with a note of country in its guitar licks and percussion and thus really shows the versatility of the band. Though it is by its very merits a lighter sounding song, “Dickson, TN” brings more of a Hendrix influence which does not ruin the consistency of the rest of the album while still standing out. It’s good that we still have disgusting, dirty, hot rock being created locally. -Odessa Jackson